Poll Reveals Only 17 Percent Think Medicaid Funding Should Be Cut
Nearly half the population polled think funding should either increase or be kept about the same
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking to Recommend Food Insecurity Screening
Balance of benefits and harms of screening for food insecurity on health outcomes cannot be determined
Sleep Time in First Week Postconcussion Linked to Youth Recovery Outcomes
Maintaining optimal sleep time of approximately seven hours per day doubles likelihood of symptom resolution
HHS Employees Offered as Much as $25K to Leave Jobs
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In a sweeping effort to downsize the federal workforce, the U.S. Department of...
Free COVID-19 Test Program Stops Taking Orders
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government program that provides free at-home COVID tests is no longer...
NIH Cuts Funding for Studies on Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is cutting or canceling more than 40...
6.95 Percent of U.S. Adults Have Been Present at Scene of Mass Shooting
Younger individuals and males more likely to report exposure to a mass shooting event
CDC to Study Vaccines and Autism, Despite Much Research Showing No Link
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing to study...
1990 to 2023 Saw 14 Percent Decrease in Actual Number of U.S. Births
Decrease in births among women younger than 30 years was greater in magnitude than increase in rates among women aged 30 years and older
Second Death From Measles Reported in Unvaccinated Adult in New Mexico
Death marks second fatality in growing outbreak, following the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas
